Political Jason

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President Donald Trump is in a predicament. His party is headed toward potentially historic losses in the midterm elections, fueled largely by anger over his pro-inflation policies, including tariffs on allies, deportations of immigrant workers, and his misbegotten war against Iran. And few things illustrate the damage better than soaring diesel prices, now averaging over $6.25… Source Powered by WPeMatico

There’s such a depressing sameness to these constant Immigration and Customs Enforcement attacks, especially as the agency ramps up its public reign of terror after going a little more low-key for a few months. In the last few days alone, ICE both ran over a person and shot someone else, so keeping track of their terror can be difficult. In Harris County, Texas, an ICE agent ran… Source Powered by WPeMatico

Racist billionaire Elon Musk is spending hundreds of millions of his personal funds in an effort to preserve the GOP’s congressional majority. Through his America PAC, Musk has financed ads that have recently focused heavily on Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, transgender rights, and the domestic safety net. Musk is the GOP’s biggest publicly identified donor in the… Source Powered by WPeMatico

In yet another sign that he is not feeling good about his party’s odds in the upcoming midterm elections, on Monday, President Donald Trump reiterated his $5,000 bribe offer to voters, reminding them that he wants to give Americans that cash if Republicans win majorities in Congress this November. “Democrat policies won’t allow this to happen,” Trump said in a direct-to-camera video posted to… Source Powered by WPeMatico